The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-16
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G. P. Maginis, the new Receiver Of the |
Duluth Land office, left his home at Morris |
on the 9th, to enter upon the discharge OF
his official duties. He was presented with |
a splendid gold chain and locRet by his adj |
miring friends. He was escorted to the
zens OF the place. and departed amid loud
cheers from his many warm friends assem-
bled at the depot, and with the best wishes
OF all the citizens of the place.
The trustees to select the site for the new
insane asylum met at Fergus Falls, June !.
nsn in the party Senator gurr nsa
William Schummel, Judge Tyler, g. D:
Wright, Secretary Hart, Snpt. Bartlett, OF
OF st. Peter; Supt. Bowers, OF Rochester,
and w. B. Dunnell. The site Of the build.
ing was located and Mr.. Dunnell ordered
Which n Pans sss 1850 pasa Dasnts
Work will begin soon.
st. Paul and Minneapolis did the honors
most handsomely to the Commercial clubs
Of Boston and Chicago on Thursday, the
9th. The distinguished party Of business
by drives were shown the beauties land
prosperity of the great cities of the north
west, upon perfect June day. The sight
seeing was concluded with a steamer ride
upon Lake MinnetOnka, the courtesy being
made complete with banquet at Hotel
ing was INDUCED. The eastern visitors were
surprised and charmed with what they saw
and appreciate the wonderful resources OF
Minnesota as never before. ~
The tramp nuisance is becoming serious
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swarm about that end Of the lake. Tues.
day they raided the house of . settler
at Spirit Lake named Swedson. They
abused him and his family shamefully, and
finally hung him by the neck until nearly
dead. Wednesday afternoon an excited
messenger from the same locality brought
in the news Of another large party who
were boldly entering houses and abusing
the inmates. Wednesday night Capt. DE.
coursey, with squad of men, went out to
Spirit Lake on special train, but he could
not find the miscreants, who had received
notice of the coming of the officers and fled.
The Railroad Commissioners of the States
Of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
and Dakota, began session OF several days
at st. Paul, June :, to compare views and
agree, il may be, upon a general policy Of
action. The first days discussions exhibit
ed q majority sentiment that the Interstate
law was not likely TO prove of benefit 70 the
country at large; this sentiment was indi-
Gated by the introduction by Judge Mason
of Nebraska of the following: Resolved:
that is the sense Of this convention that the
national commission should be vested with
power to authorize transportation compan-
les to charge less for a long haul than for
short haul on good cause shown, and when
the interests of whole community are ben
efitted thereby and when large districts OF
country scarcely populated and the people
are poor and located at the end Of Q long
haul
The annual meeting OF the Minnesota
Business Mems Association at Mankato, ad-
journed on the Sth, having reelected the
former board officers, viz: +. NJ. Pope,
president, Mankato; N. p. Colburne, first
vice president, Rushford: John f. Norrish,
second vice president,i Hastings; j. N. Bur-
man, corresponding secretary, Mankato;
T. {. Bailey. treasurer. Waseca; executive
committee, w. p. Sargeant, Albert Lea; j.
X. Parshall, Faribault; J. II. Mullen, Wa
basha; r. @. Hall, Austin; G. r Carpenter
Farmington; Q. +. Perkins, Northfield !;
ecutive Committee was empowered to
call the next meeting and 60 forward and
carry out the policy of the association as
defined by the resolutions and addresses. "A
very important matter accomplished by this
meeting was the removing from the vision
of the association the distrust and misap-
prehension that had arisen regarding the at
titude of ST. Paul as q commercial and dis
tributing center. Hon w. b. Dean had the
opportunity to perform this salutary ser
vice and his logical presentation Of the
true fact that the interests Of the State at
large and of st. Paul are SO blended as to
be wholly identical and indivisible,
brushed away the cloud Of misleading
statements and put st. Paul in its true po
sition as the stalwart and sincere champion
Of all that is just, wise and desirable, for the
State, comprehending all interests with ac-
tive sympathy, generous towards all and
discriminating toward none. The Far.
mers' Alliance was represented by Presi-
dent Barrett who asserted that the interests
and aims of both organizations were iden-
tical and that both would work hand in
hand that the freedom Of the traffic laws
may be equitably enforced. The resolu-
tions empower the Executive COMMITTEES
to bring suits, If there be occasion, to se-
cure the operation of the Inter State and
State Railway laws; recognize the impor
tance of the Lake Superior and Mississippi
water ways and st. Paul, Minneapolis aud
Duluth as the chief traffic and transporta
tion centers; discountendnce any suspen
sion of either the State or Interstate laws:
demanding that all common carriers should
be bound to respect the rights of the pub
lie without distinction of persons or local
tiles; further demanding radical reform
in the system Of railroad transportation
heretofore practiced and declaring that the
only natural and proper system is q system
which knows no favoritism and grants no
special favors and privileges to any per
sons or localities; that rates Of transporta
tion should be based pro rata upon distance
and amount Of property transported,
and without any reference whatever tc
terminal points or jobbing centers. No
locality should be recognized by special
transportation rates as the commercial
property Of any jobbing or manufacturing
center.